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By DOUG McDONOUGH Herald Editor

Published 2:56 am, Thursday, March 31, 2016

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April 1, 1946: a Kaiser-Frazer agency has been established in Plainview. D.W. Carter of Colorado City has the dealership for Hale and Floyd counties and will operate Downtown Motor Co. at Plainview and Floydada. He is now taking orders for automobiles with $200 deposits at the Hilton Hotel.

--Bee N. Kidd of Plainview was discharged from the Army at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., on March 24. Kidd was a salesman for the J.M. Radford Grocery Co. here for several years before entering the service.

--Sk3c Bobbie Heath of Plainview was discharged from the WAVES at Clearfield, Utah, recently.

April 1, 1956: Truman Reese, Plainview High FFA, exhibited the grand champion barrow at the 21st annual Plainview Fat Stock Show. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O.M. Reese. The reserve champion was exhibited by David Hegi, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hegi. He is a 4-H Club member.

--J.W. Walker Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Walker Sr. of Plainview, has been named a foreign service reserve officer with the U.S. State Department. He will report to Washington on May 3.

--Failure of the City of Plainview to accept a highway commission proposal for construction of an expressway on U.S. 87 through the city has caused the highway commission to cancel its plans for the $3 million project. The highway commission said the proposal offered to Plainview has expired and the funds will be spent in another urban area.

April 1, 1966: Monte Gregg, 13-year-old Plainview 4-H member, exhibited the grand champion barrow at the 31st annual Plainview Stock Show. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gregg. Randy Settle, 10, Abernathy 4-H, has the reserve champion. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elton Settle.

--Gregory R. Roberts, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W. Roberts and husband of Linda Kaye Roberts, has enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, and is at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, for basic training. He previously was employed at W.R. Grace Co.

--Darrell Gene Hopper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Hopper, has been named to the President’s Honor Roll at Oklahoma State University.

--Jimmy D. Cox, a 1959 graduate of PHS, 1963 graduate of Texas Tech with a degree in business administration, and 1970 master’s graduate of Syracuse University, has been promoted to the rank of colonel in the U.S. Army. He is the son of former local residents Mr. and Mrs. James Cox of Lubbock.

--Evangel Christian Academy has released its honor roll for the third quarter. Receiving student achievement recognition in the senior division are students Becky Cruse, Ben Dyess and Tammy Nelson.